Planet Nutshell: Math Shorts: Absolute Value

Do you want to use the resource? Absolutely. Scholars learn about absolute value and its relation to magnitude and distance on a number line. They compare numbers in context by applying absolute value. 

Sal demonstrates how to solve an absolute value equation, keeping in mind there are two possible answers.

A video describes solving a simple absolute value equation.

Investigate with your classes the meaning of absolute value. Here, the instructor explains the definition of absolute value and uses the definition to evaluate different expressions. The expressions include simplifying within the...

Sal reviews absolute value equations by taking viewers through a careful and deliberate problem-solving process. Those who didn't thoroughly understand absolute value during class will appreciate Sal's steady and straightforward...

Combining the skills from the previous videos, particularly inequalities and absolute values, Sal works to solve several new sample problems. He encourages watching the video "over and over," which is good advice for mathematicians of...

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The concept of absolute value can be difficult for learners to grasp. Reinforce their understanding of a basic absolute value expression and connect it to solving equations and inequalities. Scholars write two equations/inequalities to...

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